MCP Developer - Automotive

Job Description:

Lead the design, implementation, governance, and operational support of enterprise integration solutions leveraging API Gateway, Azure Logic Apps, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and Azure Integration Services.

Drive enterprise connectivity across SAP, EVALS, Operational Technology (OT), Manufacturing, Engineering, and other strategic business platforms.

Establish standards, frameworks, and governance models for secure, scalable, observable, and reusable integrations across the organization.

Define and drive the enterprise MCP strategy, including service discovery, onboarding, consumption, monitoring, lifecycle management, and governance.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement enterprise integration architecture across SAP, EVALS, OT systems, cloud platforms, and business applications.
• Design, build, and govern APIs through enterprise API Gateway platforms, ensuring standardized security, versioning, lifecycle management, and operational excellence.
• Lead development and support of Azure Logic Apps and Azure Integration Services-based solutions.
• Define MCP governance standards, including discovery, registration, onboarding, access control, version management, observability, auditing, and retirement processes.
• Establish enterprise-wide patterns for MCP service consumption, monitoring, and operational support.
• Partner with SAP, OT, EVALS, Enterprise Architecture, and business teams to develop long-term integration strategies and roadmaps.
• Design event-driven integration patterns using Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, and asynchronous messaging architectures.
• Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and diagnostic frameworks for all enterprise integration assets.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of critical production incidents affecting enterprise integrations.
• Create reusable integration accelerators, standards, reference architectures, and implementation guidelines.
• Ensure all solutions comply with enterprise security, data protection, architecture, and governance requirements.

EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience.

Critical Experience:

• Experience in designing and delivering enterprise-scale integration solutions using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Integration Services, and API Management.
• Demonstrated ownership of API Gateway architecture, governance, lifecycle management, security controls, and operational processes.
• Hands-on experience defining and implementing MCP frameworks, including discovery, onboarding, consumption, tracking, monitoring, and governance models.
• Strong expertise integrating SAP platforms (ECC and/or S/4HANA) with enterprise applications and cloud services.
• Experience in integrating Operational Technology (OT), Manufacturing, Engineering, and enterprise business systems.
• Experience supporting and integrating EVALS platforms and associated enterprise processes.
• Experience understanding enterprise integration architecture, system interoperability, and data exchange patterns.
• Expertise in REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, API versioning, API security, and enterprise integration best practices.
• Implementation experience with OAuth2, JWT, Managed Identity, API Keys, RBAC, and enterprise security controls.
• Delivery experience using Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience establishing monitoring, telemetry, observability, logging, and operational support frameworks.
• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code for integration platforms.
• Ability to influence technical direction and establish integration standards across multiple enterprise teams.

COMPETENCIES:

• Enterprise Integration Architecture
• API Gateway Strategy and Governance
• MCP Strategy, Governance, and Operational Management
• SAP Integration Architecture
• EVALS Platform Integration
• Operational Technology (OT) Integration
• Azure Integration Services
• Event-Driven Architecture
• API Security and Identity Management
• Observability, Monitoring, and Performance Management
• Stakeholder Management and Technical Leadership
• Architectural Decision Making and Governance

MOTIVATIONAL/CULTURAL FIT:

• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for enterprise-wide integration outcomes.
• Ability to challenge existing approaches and drive modern integration strategies.
• Passion for defining standards, governance models, and reusable enterprise frameworks.
• Collaborative partner capable of working across business, architecture, SAP, OT, and digital technology teams.
• Continuous learning mindset with strong interest in AI-driven integration technologies and MCP evolution.
• Focus on operational excellence, platform reliability, security, and measurable business value.

Skills

API Management, Azure, ECC, Integration Services, Logic Apps, MCP, Model Context Protocol, S/4HANA, SAP